| Document ID (ISN) | 39668 |
| CIS number |
83-792 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Revue de la sécurité |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Harley D. |
| Title |
Personal protective equipment - A new fibre for protecting men working in contact with toxic substances and chemicals |
| Original title |
Protection individuelle - Une nouvelle fibre pour la protection de l'homme au contact des substances toxiques et chimiques [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1983, Vol.19, No.199, p.41-43. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Description of a new fibre ("Tyvek") and a spunbonded fabric made from it and designed for the manufacture of protective work clothes (effectiveness, cost, comfort factors, safety features). Examples are given of its use in clothing worn by technicians working on the assembly of the European space satellite (eliminates contamination hazards), nuclear industry and sterile room workers, and in clothing used to prevent airborne dust penetration to give protection to paint sprayers, etc. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dangerous substances; protective clothing; fabrics for protective clothing; toxic substances; man-made fibres |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
solvent resistance; respirable dust; painting; impermeable fabrics; radiation protective clothing; hospitals; protection criteria; personal protective equipment |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Protective clothing
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